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United States Department of Defense
News Release |
No. 461-04 | |
IMMEDIATE RELEASE | May 17, 2004 |
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. Philip I. Spakosky, 25, of Browns Mill, N.J., died May 14 in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on May 13, in Karbala, Iraq when he was shot by a suspected sniper. Spakosky was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 37th Armor, 1st Armored Division, Friedberg, Germany.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information related to this release, contact Army Public Affairs at (703) 692-2000.
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040517-0794.html
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